In the civil law. A Latin translation of the Novels of Justinian by an anonymous author; so called because the Novels were translated entire, in order to distinguish It from the epitome made by Julian
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Genuine; true; having the character and authority of an original; duly vested with all necessary formalities and legally attested; competent, credible, and reliable as evidence. Downing v. Brown, 3 Colo. 590
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In the civil law. An act which has been executed before a notary or other public officer authorized to execute such functions, or which is testified by a public seal, or has been rendered public by the authority of a competent magistrate, or which is certified as being a copy of a public register. Nov. 73, c. 2; Cod. 7, 52,: 6, 4, 21; Dig. 22, 4
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A Saxon punishment by cutting off the ears, inflicted on those who robbed churches, or were guilty of any other theft
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Queen’s gold. A royal revenue belonging to every queen con-sort during her marriage with the king
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The sister of one’s father or mother, and a relation in the third degree, correlative to niece or nephew
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In medical jurls-prudence. A term used to designate the sensation of a cold vapor frequently experienced by epileptics before the loss of con-sclousness occurs lu an epileptic fit. Aurentz v. Anderson, 3 Pittsb. R. (Pa.) 311
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where lands are given in alms to some church or reli-glous house, upon condition that a service or prayers shall be offered at certaiu times for the repose of the donor’s soul. Britt. 164
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In English law. An ancient mode of weighiug, described by Cowell as “a kind of weight with scales hanging, or hooks fastened to each end of a staff, which a man, lifting up upon hls fore-finger or hand, discerneth the quality or difference between the weight and the thing weighed.”
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In Indian law. Agent; officer; native collector of revenue; sui>erintendent of a district or division of a country, either on the part of the government zemindar or renter
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In Indian law. Agent; the holder of an office; an intendant and collector of the revenue, uniting civil, mlll-tary, and financlal powers under the Mo-hammedan government
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In Indian law. Trustee; commissioner; a temporary collector or su-pervisor, appointed to the charge of a coun-try on the removal of a zemindar, or for any other, particular purpose of local investiga-tion or arrangement
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The increase of the crown’s revenues from the suppression of religious houses and the appropriation of thelr lands and revenues
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The name of a writ constituting the initial process in an ac-tion brought hy a judgment defendant to obtain relief against the consequences of the judgment, on account of some matter of de-fense or discharge, arising since its rendi-tiou and which could not be taken advantage of otherwise. Foss v. witham, 9 Allen (Mass.) 572; Longworth v. .Screven, 2 Hill (S. C.) 298, 27 Am. Dec. 381; McLean v. Bindley, 114 Pa. 559, 8 Atl. 1; wetmore v. Law, 34 Barb. (N. Y.) 517; Manning v. Phillips, 65 Ga. 550; Coffin v. Ewer, 5 Metc. (Mass.) 228; Gleason v. Peck, 12 Vt. 56, 36 Am. Dec. 329
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A public officer whose func-tion is to examine and pass upon the ac-counts and vouchers of officers who have received and expended public money by lawful authority
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As a verb; to make an official investigation and examination of accounts and vouchers
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In International law. A hearing; interview with the sovereign. The king or other chief executive of a country grants an audience to a foreign minister who comes to him duly accredited; and, after the recall of a minister, an “audience of leave” ordinarily is accorded to him
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In English law. A court belonging to the Archbishop of Can-terbury, having jurisdiction of matters of form only, as the confirmation of bishops, and the. like. This court hns the same au-thority with the Court of Arches, but is of lnferior dignity and antiquity. The Dean of the Arches is the official auditor of the Audi-ence court. The Archbishop of York has also his Audieuce court
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one who bought aud sold agniu at au increased price; an auctioneer. Spelmnn.
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